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Two men on the run after 10-year-old shot in home invasion

A manhunt is under way after a 10-year-old Queensland boy was shot in the shoulder during a violent Boxing Day home invasion.

The boy was wounded when two men, armed with a rifle and a bladed weapon believed to be a machete, attempted to enter the home at Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, just before 8pm yesterday.

Police say the boy's father got into an argument with the two offenders and, without knowing his son was outside, threw a paint can at the pair before the gun fired and the boy was shot in the shoulder.

A police dog was also injured in the attack and taken to a vet for treatment. (9NEWS)

The boy then fled into the house and hid under his bed, police say, while the father managed to wrestle the gun off the offenders.

He proceeded to strike the two men with the gun, receiving cuts to his arms and shoulders from the bladed weapon before the two men fled.

The boy's father was also shot. (9NEWS)

Both the boy and the man, 33, were taken to hospital and are expected to make a full recovery from their injuries.

A police dog was employed in an attempt to track the two men, sparking a fight between it and the family's own dogs.

The boy was taken to hospital suffering a gunshot wound to his shoulder. (9NEWS)